Arto Satonen

Current Member of Parliament

Parliamentary Group of the National Coalition Party

Member of Parliament   19.03.2003–

Telephone:

09 432 3110

E-mail:

arto.satonen(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

teacher, entrepreneur

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Pirkanmaa 19.03.2003–

Present memberships in committees:

Speaker's Council (member) 21.05.2025–
Grand Committee (member) 16.06.2025–
Agriculture and Forestry Committee (alternate member) 20.05.2025–
Employment and Equality Committee (member) 20.05.2025–, (Chair) 21.05.2025–
Forum for International Affairs (member) 21.05.2025–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Employment (Orpo) 20.06.2023–06.05.2025

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speakers (Second Deputy Speaker) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018, (member) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018
    • Speaker's Council (member) 04.05.2007–26.11.2012, (Second Deputy Speaker) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018, (member) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018, (member) 16.02.2018–16.04.2019
    • Chancellery Commission (Second Deputy Speaker) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018, (member) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018
    • Grand Committee (alternate member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007, (Chair) 16.02.2018–16.04.2019, (member) 16.02.2018–28.09.2021
    • Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee (Chair) 16.02.2018–16.04.2019, (member) 16.02.2018–16.04.2019, (member) 10.05.2019–18.06.2019
    • Constitutional Law Committee (member) 02.04.2003–20.03.2007, (alternate member) 04.09.2014–21.04.2015, (member) 21.02.2018–02.10.2018, (alternate member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Foreign Affairs Committee (alternate member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015, (alternate member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019, (alternate member) 03.04.2020–29.10.2021, (alternate member) 03.05.2022–08.09.2022, (alternate member) 19.04.2023–20.06.2023, (alternate member) 09.05.2025–16.05.2025
    • Finance Committee (alternate member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007
    • Legal Affairs Committee (member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007
    • Transport and Communications Committee (Chair) 03.05.2011–26.11.2012, (member) 03.05.2011–18.12.2012, (alternate member) 19.12.2012–03.09.2014, (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015, (alternate member) 09.06.2015–07.09.2016
    • Agriculture and Forestry Committee (member) 03.05.2007–03.09.2014, (member) 09.06.2015–07.09.2016, (member) 03.10.2018–16.04.2019, (member) 29.09.2021–04.04.2023
    • Education and Culture Committee (alternate member) 14.02.2006–05.09.2006
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (alternate member) 13.02.2015–21.04.2015, (alternate member) 14.09.2021–29.10.2021
    • Commerce Committee (member) 19.04.2023–20.06.2023
    • Committee for the Future (alternate member) 19.04.2023–20.06.2023
    • Employment and Equality Committee (alternate member) 09.09.2004–24.10.2005, (member) 25.10.2005–19.04.2011, (Chair) 04.05.2007–19.04.2011, (alternate member) 18.10.2011–19.12.2012, (member) 19.12.2012–03.09.2014, (member) 03.10.2014–21.04.2015, (alternate member) 09.06.2015–07.09.2016, (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (alternate member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Finnish Delegation to the Council of Europe (alternate member) 30.03.2007–02.05.2007
    • Parliamentary Supervisory Council (member) 12.09.2014–09.09.2016
    • Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 01.03.2013–08.06.2015, (vice chair) 13.09.2016–16.09.2019, (member) 13.09.2016–27.06.2023, (member) 13.09.2016–27.06.2023, (Chair) 17.09.2019–27.06.2023
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 20.06.2007–26.11.2012, (Second Deputy Speaker) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018, (member) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018, (member) 16.02.2018–16.04.2019
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • Parliamentary Group of the National Coalition Party (chair) 23.06.2014–20.06.2016
    • National Coalition Party (2nd vice chair) 13.11.2012–22.06.2014

  • Full name:
    • Satonen, Arto Olavi
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1966 Vammala
  • Present place of residence:
    • Sastamala
  • Education:
    • initial vocational qualification in business 1989 Etelä-Satakunnan kauppaoppilaitos, vocational school
    • Master of Social Sciences 1997 Lapland University of Applied Sciences
  • Career:
    • Independent Barbecue Entrepreneur 1985-1990
    • Sports Reporter 1990-1991
    • Secretary of Economic Policy of the National Coalition Party parliamentary group 1997-1997
    • Visiting Researcher at University of Waikato, New Zealand 1998-1998
    • Untenured Teacher at TAMK, HAMK, SAMK, PirAMK 1999-2003
    • Visiting Lecturer at the University of Miskolc, Hungary 2000-2000